Long before daylight this morning number of rifle shots were heard in the next compound. Jumping out of bed we listened to hear what was. taking place.—Zhabatso is one of the largest Tibetan caravansaries in Tachienlu and is known in the The concession will be exploited by a combine of German firms, which will include the Elwerath company of Hanover, the Preussag of Berlin, the Wintershall company of Cassel and the Deutsche Erdoel A-G in Berlin. The combine will be headed by Dr. Rrockhaus of the Elwerath company.—Trans-Ocean.
Chinese language as The Iron Gate. It is occupied by the military outfits and between them more than 200 bundles of Yunnan opium disappeared in the wee, small hours of the morning, valued at some $80,000. No one seems to know if one military was firing at the other, or if they were both firing at each other, or were firing at some midnight The firing was followed by a lot of shouting and after a few minutes, the disturbance, whatever it was, died down. The opium completely and mysteriously disappeared. When daylight was restored to the border the keenest reporter would have found the greatest difficulty in discovering what actually took place.
Naturally a search of the city was made and a watch set at the different gates. Late in the afternoon a woolly nomad was held up at the north gate while the Chinese soldier prepared to search him. The woolly objected the soldier fired his gun: the nomad drew his knife, savagely attacking the Chinese soldier, who died from his wounds, the woolly in the meantime making good his escape. He'll not travel far, however, as the border authorities will soon get hold of him. In the meantime no questions are being asked and all that is definitely known is that $60,000 worth of Yun-
Doctor says "Castoria!"
"PU gladly take that!
No need to force children to take a laxative. They gladly take CASTORIA—love its pleasant taste. Doctors and mothers know, too, that CASTORIA, the laxative made especially for children, acts mildly but thoroughly, withoutirritation or griping. Harsh adult laxatives. even in small doses, may affect their delicate systems.
Don't take chances! Givesthem nan opium disappeared.
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